From winter storms, to earthquakes, to terrorism — when a disaster strikes a community, who fares better, a rural community or an urban one? A new study at the University of Illinois attempts to understand the differences in how rural and urban citizens across the US respond to disaster. Preliminary results show that although rural residents may be more directly involved in responding to crisis, their location also makes them more vulnerable.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences have shown that a well-known protein structure acts as a molecular spring, explaining one way that clots may stretch and bend under such physical stresses as blood flow. This knowledge will inform researchers about clot physiology in such conditions as wound healing, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
A psychological technique based on Buddhist philosophy and practice may provide a solution for women who struggle with binge eating and bulimia. The technique known as ‘mindfulness’ is being taught to Queensland women to help them understand and deal with the emotions that trigger their binges.
In laboratory tests on mice, researchers found that a medication often used to reduce toxic side effects of chemotherapy induced bone loss and helped tumors grow in bone. So the researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recommending increased awareness of bone health during cancer treatments.
The Lancet reports that China is now seeing the rise in syphilis rate in the country with alarming intensity. It is noted that China virtually eliminated syphilis in the 1960s and 70s.
A new study published in the Journal of Urology revealed that the prostate cancer treatments shorten penis. Men who receive combination treatment with hormone therapy plus radiation for local or locally advanced prostate cancer may experience a significant reduction in penile length.
Common cold virus could destroy cancer tumours, reported by British scientists. They are preparing to launch clinical trials of this new way to fight cancer by injecting viruses like the common cold into cancer cells.
While there is no cure for lingering viral infections such as HIV and herpes, a recent study at Princeton University suggests it may be possible to deactivate such viruses indefinitely with the flick of a genetic switch.
A survey of 104 vacationers boarding flights for Mexico revealed that their general level of knowledge about the prevention of this condition was generally adequate; however, there were still some things they needed to know more about how to avoid a nasty case of travellers’ diarrhea, but they don’t know everything they should, according to a University of Alberta study.
A collaborative study conducted by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre and the University of Heidelberg researchers, has lead to the identification of a gene which protects some diabetics from developing severe kidney failure or ?end-stage renal disease?.